Creating a template class for the 3D text examples

Because the 3D text examples we are about to see have a lot in common, we will use a template class that looks as follows:

package
{
import flash.events.Event;
import org.papervision3d.materials.special.Letter3DMaterial;
import org.papervision3d.typography.Font3D;
import org.papervision3d.typography.Text3D;
import org.papervision3d.typography.fonts.HelveticaBold;
import org.papervision3d.view.BasicView;
public class Text3DTemplate extends BasicView
{
private var material:Letter3DMaterial;
private var font3D:Font3D;
private var text3D:Text3D;
private var easeOut:Number = 0.6;
private var reachX:Number = 0.5
private var reachY:Number = 0.5
private var reachZ:Number = 0.5;
public function Text3DTemplate()
{
stage.frameRate = 40;
init();
startRendering();
}
private function init():void
{
//code to be added
}
override protected function onRenderTick(event:Event = null):void
{
var xDist:Number = mouseX - stage.stageWidth * 0.5;
var yDist:Number...